The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-08-10

l,Democratlc party had at last be-
come aggressive. That is what the
people like. Strong convictions are
worth fighting for. Excuses and.
explanations are very poor amna-
milton. "A half hearted advocacy of
Democratic truth is not rs likely to
succeed as am earnest advocacy lof
false Republican ,prineipless What
the country is looking for in the
next Presidential campaign is not
an, evasiontofr the issues at stake,
but bold attack in thesepens field.
1.-THE Democrats IpurAnea this poll
fcyapdtting immediate ureNeBpe,iret
durtidn and the preservation of the
public ,domainaIin thesfront rank,
and ina1gaFateF allJhIorementf all
along be,line, they Milisery quick,i
! " discover that the icommon, sense
of the ieountry,. honesty, its pa
triotisIn and it's business interests
are with them. 4 Wharf.-The people
haxeno patience with. is stumbling
and 'shufiiing party intrigue for
personal purpose and, gain, and Ia
timidity which neithef talks plain
ly nor acts openly. They have had
twenty years of that sort of thing
and areStired of it, They call upon
the Democratic party to pull its
blinds up zandslet thems see what
is going on: Flat7footed speech
without any mental reservations,
blows at national evils straight from
the shoulder, dennnciation of. Rel
publican bioodyshirtisiil and three
palseyisnhf, peedIatfoh and speeala-
tionAthese are what the times cali
for, and if the party SHOT ready To
take that position it may as iWxellfe-
tire and let the country trust to
Providence for the FUTURE Es5 ri ~
AS to the President, there is no
difference of opinion among the
gentlemen whom the Herald Has
interviewed. Mr.. Carlisle expresses
the general conviction wKenlhe Gays
that Cleveland's renomihatfoR wiIli
be the "wisest" and best thing that
the Democratic party can do. nj No
less does he express the general con-
viction in saying that "if nominated
he will be elected, no matter who
may be his opponent" The Repub-
lican leaders have foreseen this GER
tainty and are more or less demon
allied by it. They would gladly
place some other man than Blaine
at the head of their ticket, but he
has too strong grip on the party
machine to permit them to do it,
He is determined, apparently, TO try
his luck once more, bat hewiIl enter
the contest with great odds against
him and handicapped by very sus-
picious record. Nevertheless, he
has decreed that unless he can go
to the White House no other Re-
publican shall, and so the matter
rests.
That is all right. The people of
this country don't want Blaine, and
they won't have him. Any nm
Parisonr between the policy he
would probably pursue and. that
which Cleveland has pursued must
rebound to the credit of the Demo
Gratis. Cleveland in. 1884 received
the, vote of the country when, it
knew little about him, 1t knew
Blaine well, and for that very reason
sent him to the rear. What changes
have taken place since? A great
many To-day the country knows
Cleveland, and if you drop out of
the reckoning the. hungry office
seekers and, the fiery partisans, it
likes him. He has made some blum
ders. No doubt, of it, Still the
country likes him, The case then
stands in this wise:-The people
made Cleveland President when
they knew little about him; they re-
fused to trust Blaine because they
were well acquainted with him
Now they know Cleveland better,
and they like him better; they know
Blaine just as we'll. and they like,
him no better. That's the long and
short of the whole. matter.
So we may consider that so far as
the Democratic rtept9es is concern
ed the prospect at present is good.
OF course contingencies may arise.
A thousand things may possibly
happen, but if Cleveland keeps the
ship on an even keel the question of
a nominee seems to be practically
settled. The party will not havesla
bur1en to carry when it places his
name on its ticket. ON itlIe lother
hand, his name will strengthen the